1940 Swan by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Swan on 21 December 1940. This was triggered by the death of Country Party MP Henry Gregory.

The by-election was won by Country Party candidate Thomas Marwick, who had been a member of the Senate from 1936 to 1937.

Results

Swan by-election, 1940[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jim Dinan 16,729 37.4 +9.2
Country Thomas Marwick 12,354 27.6 -1.6
Country Percy Ferguson 10,628 23.8 +23.8
Independent Claude Barker 4,980 11.1 +11.1
Total formal votes 44,691 98.5
Informal votes 701 1.5
Turnout 45,392 84.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Thomas Marwick 23,537 52.3 -5.2
Labor Jim Dinan 21,154 47.3 +5.2
Country hold Swing-5.2
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